Sissinghurst, paperback/adam nicolson

Sissinghurst is one of the jewels of the National Trust, with Vita Sackville-Wests garden drawing thousands of visitors a year.

It is also the home of Adam Nicolson, and his attempts to return the estate to a living farm have been followed recently in a BBC documentary series.

This book combines a history of the place, together with an account of his passionate campaign to steer his inheritance in a different direction.

Unusual, impassioned and lucidly written.

a gripping but serious history }Sunday Telegraph{.